Things really picked up in these chapters of The Half-Blood Prince. Slughorn gave up the memory he had been hiding. Hermione and Ron patched things up. And Harry finally made his move and planted one on Ginny. I know that the book will only keep moving from here but, before we get to the excitingRead more
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Spoiler alert. Boomer is a Cyclon. That’s not much of a spoiler since Boomer is revealed as a Cylon in the miniseries. More spoilery, though, is that Boomer goes sleeper cell and shoots Adama, severely wounding him. Since she was a sleeper agent, though, Boomer had no idea what she was doing; she didn’t knowRead more
News broke yesterday that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are reprising their roles as Professor Xavier and Magneto in the upcoming sequel to X-Men: First Class. I’m excited to see Stewart and McKellen once again entering the X-Men universe, even though I love Stewart as Picard and McKellen as Gandalf. It’s amazing that these twoRead more
Raise your hand if you bought something yesterday on Cyber Monday? I know you can’t see it, but I also raised my hand. I got a good deal on a couple movies and not as good of a deal on The Dark Knight Rises. Amazon had other Blu-rays for $4; I don’t know why TheRead more
Hanging out with some of my wonderful girls. I had my ordination ceremony yesterday and I am officially the Reverend Christian Nerd. I suppose I’m more officially the Reverend Scott Higa but, for the purposes of this blog, why not be an ordained nerd? I’ve already shared my thoughts about ordination and why it’s importantRead more
Some of my favorites parts in the Harry Potter series have involved the interpersonal conflict among Harry and his friends. J.K. Rowling does a tremendous job capturing the drama, emotions and uncertainty of adolescent amorousness. I’m still enjoying The Half-Blood Prince and know that things will really start picking up as I’ve past the halfwayRead more